Golf panel and process of manufacturing the same

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a process of manufacturing a golf panel. The process includes the steps of 1) preparing materials, including manufacturing a mould and mixing injection materials; 2) injection molding, which refers to injecting the mixed materials into the mould to obtain a product workblank; 3) demoulding, which refers to demoulding and taking down the product workblank from the mould; 4) degreasing, which refers to degreasing the product workblank; and 5) sintering, which refers to sintering the degreased product workblank, so as to obtain the golf panel needed. Further disclosed is a golf panel manufactured through the process above.

FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of golf, and particularly, to a golf panel and a process of manufacturing the same.

BACKGROUND

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may or may not constitute prior art.

At present, when a golf manufacturer manufactures a golf panel, a method of cutting a metal panel through laser and then conducting impact molding is mainly used.

Due to different thickness designs on the golf panel, the metal plate after impact molding also needs to be processed by CNC, and the processing cost is high. Meanwhile, when the golf panel is impacted to mould, the stress is concentrated at a bending place, which has low intensity, complicated technical procedure, high equipment cost, and long development cycle, and the precision of the product size is relatively low at the same time.

SUMMARY

In order to solve the problem above, the object of the present invention is to provide a process of manufacturing a golf panel with simple process and low cost, which can increase the product precision and shorten the development cycle at the same time.

The technical solution used by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: a process of manufacturing a golf panel, which comprises the following steps of: 1) preparing materials, comprising manufacturing a corresponding mould according to appearance of a product, and mixing injection materials; 2) injection molding, comprising injecting the mixed materials into the mould prepared according to step 1) by means of metal injection molding, so as to obtain a product workblank needed; 3) demoulding, which refers to demoulding and taking down the product workblank obtained in step 2) from the mould; 4) degreasing, which refers to conducting degreasing the product workblank took down in step 3); and 5) sintering, which refers to sintering the degreased product workblank in step 4), so as to obtain the golf panel needed.

As an improvement to the technical solution, after the product workblank in step 5) is completely sintered, CNC processing is required for the product workblank.

A golf panel provided by the present invention having a panel, comprising a smooth spherical surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface has a maximum thickness corresponding to a center point of a hitting surface which is a sweet point of an optimum hitting point; a bending part, arranged on an edge of the panel and configured to smoothly transit to the panel so as to facilitate demoulding, wherein, the bending part includes a first part, a second part and a middle part between the first part and the second part, the first part is located at one side of the panel, and the second part is located at the other side of the panel opposite to the first part; a plurality of strip structures, arranged on the back surface of the panel; and the panel, the bending part and the plurality of strip structures are integratedly manufactured.

As an improvement to the technical solution, the plurality of strip structures are mutually arranged in parallel.

As an improvement to the above technical solution, the plurality of strip structures are configured to be different in length to be adapted for the back surface of the panel in size.

As an improvement to the above technical solution, the plurality of strip structures are arranged to be equally spaced apart from one another.

As an improvement to the above technical solution, the hitting surface is configured to be capable of accommodating a golf.

As an improvement to the above technical solution, the hitting surface and the back surface are both configured to be of an irregular ellipse shape.

As an improvement to the technical solution, the second part is configured to be perpendicular to the edge of the panel.

The present invention has the beneficial effects that: since direct injection molding is conducted by means of metal injection molding to obtain the golf panel according to the present invention, and the different thickness and bending design on the golf panel may be directly finished through the injection molding, which abandons the traditional manufacturing methods of metal sheet cutting, impact molding and CNC processing, and has few working procedures, and few subsequent processes. Therefore, the production efficiency is high and the production cost is greatly reduced. Moreover, the golf panel manufactured by the means of injection molding has the advantages of high product precision and fine surface, which greatly increases the product quality. Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. The present invention is further described in detail hereinafter with reference to the drawings and the embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a component diagram of a preferred embodiment of a golf panel manufactured according to the present invention; and

FIG. 2 is a component diagram of a preferable embodiment of the golf panel manufactured according to the present invention from another view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses.

A process of manufacturing a golf panel provided by the present invention comprises the following steps:

Step 1) Preparing materials, wherein a corresponding mould is manufactured according to appearance of a product, and proper injection materials are mixed according to the performance requirements of the product. The injection materials comprise various metal particles, adhesive, molding powder, catalyzer, etc., for example, the metal particles comprise magnesium hydrate, magnesium chloride and other magnesium compounds. To be specific, a designer uses 3D design software to design a 3D model according to the appearance of the product, then a construction drawing capable of being used for direct preparation and production is generated according to the designed 3D model, and a site constructor manufactures the mould according to the construction drawing. The mould comprises an injection system and a cavity. A material allocation personnel deploys the ratio of various materials according to the performances of the product to be manufactured, and tries to manufacture for many times to satisfy the performances of the product to be manufactured, so as to determine the ratio of the materials, and prepare the injection materials according to the ratio of materials determined.

Step 2) Injection molding, wherein the mixed materials are injected into the mould prepared according to step 1) by means of metal injection molding, so as to obtain a product workblank needed. To be specific, the cavity of the mould is uniformly greased before injection to facilitate demoulding, and make the mould be in an injectable status. Afterwards, the mixed injection materials are placed in a material heating barrel for heating, and since the injection material is fused by heating, a flowable injection fluid can be formed. Driven by a screw or a plunger, the injection fluid enters a mould cavity through a nozzle and an injection system of the mould, and the injection material is hardened and shaped in the cavity after a certain time to become the product workblank.

Step 3) Demoulding, which refers to demoulding and taking down the product workblank obtained in step 2) from the mould. After the injected material is formed into the product workblank, the product workblank is successively taken down from the mould without damage through a demoulding tool or under the condition without the assistance of the demoulding tool.

Step 4) Degreasing, which refers to degreasing the product workblank took down in step 3). Because the cavity in the mould is greased before injecting the fluid the product workblank can be adhered with grease after the product workblank is taken out. The product workblank is placed in a utensil for degreasing, a degreasant is placed in the utensil, and the degreasant in the utensil is heated to a temperature of 75° C. and then maintained for 30 min under that temperature, so as to better eliminate the grease adhered to the product workblank. After degreasing, the product workblank is taken out and dried.

Step 5) Sintering, which refers to sintering the degreased product workblank in step 4). After the product workblank is degreased and dried, the product workblank is further processed by using a sintering device. The product workblank is placed in the sintering device and heated to a temperature of about 560° C., and a catalyzer capable of promoting the generation of small particle size, large lattice constant and small microcrystal is added. The temperature of 560° C. is kept for about 1.5 h to obtain a polycrystal material, and cause cementation between the material particles in the product workblank, so as to increase the strength of the product workblank. Wherein, the polycrystal material comprises crystal, glass, air hole, etc.

Further, the product workblank is processed by the numerically-controlled machine tool after sintering, so as to obtain the golf panel 10 that is needed. In the process, a control module of the numerically-controlled machine tool is programmed, and then the numerically-controlled machine tool processes the product workblank according to the preset program. For example, multitasking manner is used in a cutter of the numerically-controlled machine tool through the set program, so as to eliminate the redundant filler according to an established motion trail, and process the product workblank into the golf panel 10 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention provides a golf panel, which comprises:

a panel 10, comprising a smooth spherical surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface has a maximum thickness corresponding to a center point of a hitting surface which is a sweet point of an optimum hitting point; a bending part 11, arranged on an edge of the panel 10 and configured to smoothly transit to the panel 10 so as to facilitate demoulding, wherein the bending part 11 comprises a first part 13, a second part 14 and a middle part 15 between the first part 13 and the second part 14, the first part 13 is located at one side of the panel 10, and the second part 14 is located at the other side of the panel 10 opposite to the first part 13; a plurality of strip structures, arranged on the back surface of the panel 10 and used for increasing a force of friction and having an aesthetically pleasing effect; and the panel 10, the bending part 11 and the plurality of strip structures are integratedly manufactured.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the plurality of strip structures are mutually arranged in parallel. In other embodiments, the plurality of strip structures can also be mutually arranged in an unparallel manner. In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the plurality of strip structures are configured to be different in length to be adapted for the back surface of the panel 10 in size.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the plurality of strip structures are arranged to be equally spaced apart from one another. In other embodiments, the plurality of strip structures can also be arranged to be unequally spaced apart from one another.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the hitting surface is configured to be capable of accommodating a golf. The hitting surface can be used to accommodate the golf and closely contact with the golf, so as to provide more sufficient power to the motion of the golf when the golf is hit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the hitting surface and the back are both configured to be of an irregular ellipse shape.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the second part 14 is configured to be perpendicular to the edge of the panel 10.

With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, since the golf panel 10 is provided with the bending part 11, it is easy to clamp the product workblank to the mould which is unbeneficial for demoulding. In view of this factor, in order to facilitate the demoulding, the bending part 11 of the golf panel 10 formed by injection moulding is generally configured to smoothly transit to the panel 10 when 3D design software is used to design a mould. When the mould is manufactured through design and the golf panel 10 is obtained by injection moulding, a redundant filler 12 exists at the juncture of the bending part 11 and the golf panel 10, which needs to be eliminated, so that the panel 10 can be better contacted with the golf. Therefore, in the present invention, after the product workblank in step 5) is completely sintered, the CNC processing is further required for the product workblank by using the numerically-controlled machine tool.

The disclosure has described certain preferred embodiments and modifications thereto. Further modifications and alterations may occur to others upon reading and understanding the specification. Therefore, it is intended that the disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiment(s) disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this disclosure, but that the disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims. 

1. A process of manufacturing a golf panel, comprising the following steps of: 1) preparing materials, comprising manufacturing a corresponding mould according to appearance of a product, and mixing injection materials; 2) injection molding, comprising uniformly greasing the cavity of the mould, placing the mixed injection materials in a material heating barrel for heating, and injecting the mixed materials into the mould prepared according to step 1) by means of metal injection molding, so as to obtain a product workblank needed; 3) demoulding, which refers to demoulding and taking down the product workblank obtained in step 2) from the mould; 4) degreasing, which refers to conducting degreasing the product workblank took down in step 3) under 75° C. for 30 minutes; and 5) sintering, which refers to adding a catalyzer to the sintering device and sintering the degreased product workblank in step 4), so as to obtain the golf panel needed.
 2. The process of manufacturing a golf panel according to claim 1, wherein after the product workblank in step 5) is completely sintered, CNC processing is required for the product workblank.
 3. The process of manufacturing a golf panel according to claim 2, wherein the CNC processing comprises eliminating a redundant filler of the product workblank by using a numerically-controlled machine tool.
 4. A golf panel manufactured by using the process of manufacturing a golf panel according to claim 1, comprising: a panel, comprising a smooth surface on the front side and a back surface on the back side, wherein the back surface has a maximum thickness corresponding to a center point of a hitting surface which is a sweet point of an optimum hitting point; a plurality of strip structures, arranged on the back surface of the panel; and a bending part, arranged to extend from an edge of the panel to the front side or the back side and configured to smoothly transit to the panel so as to facilitate demoulding, wherein the bending part comprises a first part, a second part and a middle part between the first part and the second part, the first part is located at a first side of the panel, and the second part is located at a second side of the panel opposite to the first part; and wherein, the panel, the bending part and the plurality of strip structures are integratedly manufactured.
 5. The golf panel according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of strip structures are mutually arranged in parallel.
 6. The golf panel according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of strip structures are configured be different in length, so as to be adapted for the back surface of the panel in size.
 7. The golf panel according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of strip structures are arranged to be equally spaced apart from one another.
 8. The golf panel according to claim 4, wherein the hitting surface is configured to be capable of accommodating a golf ball.
 9. The golf panel according to claim 4, wherein the hitting surface and the back surface are both configured to be of an irregular ellipse shape.
 10. The golf panel according to claim 4, wherein the second part is configured to be perpendicular to the edge of the panel.
 11. The process of manufacturing a golf panel according to claim 1, wherein a construction drawing corresponding to the mould in step 1) is drew by 3D design software according to the appearance of the product, and then the mould is manufactured according to the construction drawing.
 12. The process of manufacturing a golf panel according to claim 1, wherein the product workblank is taken out and dried after degreasing in step 4).
 13. The process of manufacturing a golf panel according to claim 1, wherein the product workblank is heated to a temperature of about 560° C. in step 5).
 14. The process of manufacturing a golf panel according to claim 4, wherein the product workblank is heated to a temperature of about 560° C. for around 1.5 hours in step 5). 